Information about #2A2E40 color

#2A2E40 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#2A2E40 falls into the Blue Color Family — Low Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(42, 46, 64) — 16.5% red, 18% green, 25.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 9 / 7 / 0 / 75. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#2A2E40 is a gently muted classic blue that stays on the darker end of the scale. In practice it works well for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Valhalla (#2A2B41). Slightly further away sit Blueprint (#2A313F) and Black Rock (#2C2D3C).

The recipe behind #2A2E40 is rgb(42, 46, 64), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #2A2E40: 13.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.6:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:75) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #2A2E40 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#2A2E40 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#2A2E40 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#4A5171

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#6C769F

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#9DA3BF

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#CED1DF

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White

#FFFFFF

#2A2E40 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#2A2E40

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#212533

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#191B26

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#101219

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#08090C

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Black

#000000

#2A2E40 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#383D4F

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#484C5D

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#595C6A

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#6B6D75

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Grey

#808080

#2A2E40 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#402A40

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#382A40

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#2F2A40

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#2A2E40

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#2A3740

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#2A4040

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#2A4038

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#2A2E40 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
#2A2E40
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#413D2A
#413D2A

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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
#2A2E40
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#3A412A
#3A412A

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#41312A
#41312A

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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
#312A41
#312A41

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#2A2E40
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#2A3A41
#2A3A41

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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#2A2E40
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#412A2E
#412A2E

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#2E412A
#2E412A

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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
#2A2E40
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#3D2A41
#3D2A41

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#413D2A
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#2E412A
#2E412A

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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#412A3A
#412A3A

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#413D2A
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#2A4131
#2A4131

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Nearest named colors to #2A2E40

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Valhalla color link
Valhalla

#2A2B41

Blueprint color link
Blueprint

#2A313F

Black Rock color link
Black Rock

#2C2D3C

Tornado color link
Tornado

#272D3C

Quarterback color link
Quarterback

#282B3C

Vintage Dark Blue color link
Vintage Dark Blue

#2B3246

Allegro color link
Allegro

#242E3B

Crater Smoke color link
Crater Smoke

#2F2E3A

Coast color link
Coast

#243442

Ebony Clay color link
Ebony Clay

#26283B

Crescendo color link
Crescendo

#222F44

Mosaic color link
Mosaic

#293741

#2A2E40 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#2A2E40
  • RGB42, 46, 64
  • CMYK9, 7, 0, 75
  • CSSrgb(42, 46, 64)
  • HSL229°, 21%, 21%
  • HSL Precise229.091°, 20.755%, 20.784%
  • HSV229°, 34%, 25%
  • HSB229°, 34%, 25%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.165
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.180
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.251
  • GLSLvec3(0.165, 0.180, 0.251)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.165, 0.180, 0.251, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.165, 0.180, 0.251)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB16.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB18%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.1%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID2A2E40
  • DECIMAL ID2764352
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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